Addis Ababa,  The Ethiopian government has announced a unilateral ceasefire in the country's conflict-hit Tigray state.

The Ethiopian government, in a statement published late Monday night by state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate (FBC), said the move followed a request by the Tigray regional s

Rome,  A Global Coalition to Defeat IS (Islamic State) has said that although nearly eight million people have been freed from the terror group's control in Iraq and Syria, it still remains a threat.

"IS no longer controls territory and nearly eight million people have been freed from its contro

Baghdad,  Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi condemned the US airstrikes on paramilitary Hashd Shaabi positions near the country's border with Syria.

A statement by his office on Monday said that al-Kadhimi's comments came during the extraordinary session of the Ministerial Council for Natio

Brussels,  The European Union (EU) has a fragmented approach to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) has warned.

In a special report on the subject released on Monday, the ECA said that although the value of suspicious transactions within

Miami,  The death toll from the collapse of a residential building in Surfside, the US state of Florida has increased to 11, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said.

During a news conference on Monday evening, Cava said that the number of people accounted for now stands at 136, and that rescuer

Canberra,  Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has been fined A$200 ($151) for failing to wear a face mask inside a petrol station in New South Wales (NSW) state.

Joyce, also the leader of the National Party of Australia, confirmed the incident of breaching coronavirus restrictions,reports Xin

Abu Dhabi, The Abu-Dhabi based Etihad Airways on Tuesday that suspension of flights from India to the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) capital city has been extended till July 21.

In a reply to a query on Twitter, Etihad said: "We were expecting some updates regarding the travel ban extension which we jus

Manila,  The Philippines has extended the travel ban for all inbound travellers from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) until July 15, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Tuesday.

"This is one of the proactive measures imposed to impleme

Mumbai,  Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray drove down to Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital (HNRFH) in south Mumbai for a medical checkup, here on Tuesday morning.

Officials and Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) sources, while describing the hospital visit as of a 'routine' na

Thiruvananthapuram,  In a serious lapse on the part of health officials a 65-year-old man who came to the state run Karuvatta primary health centre in Alappuzha district to receive his second dose of Covishield vaccine got two jabs in a matter of a few minutes.

After receiving the second dose on Tuesday,